1099 PayPal Deductions

[BlueDuck14]

If I bought more stuff on PayPal then I grossed overall, am I able to record the difference as a negative entry? If so, how? If not, thanks for letting me know regardless.

[tagteam]

You will have to elaborate by providing more details and information.

For example, are you engaged in the business of buying and selling merchandise?

[BlueDuck14]

I don't have a business account on PayPal, only a personal account. But I've sold art commissions through there this year. I'm under the min gross threshold for 1099K qualifications (I'm just under $600). If you need me to elaborate more. Just let me know.

[tagteam]

It really does not make much of a difference what type of account you have on PayPal, if you are in the business of buying and selling, then you need to prepare Schedule C.

See https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-schedule-c-form-1040

[BlueDuck14]

Ok, but then that goes back to my original question. If I bought more on my PayPal account then I sold, am I able to record that as negative income? Or a loss? Is so, how? But if not the that's fine. Regardless, I now have a second question how I would be able to prepare a Schedule C 1040 on TurboTax??

[VolvoGirl · Accepted solution]

You enter your expenses separately as expenses.  

To report your self employment income you will fill out schedule C in your personal 1040 tax return and pay SE self employment Tax.  Here's a Schedule C  https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040sc.pdf

You can enter Self Employment Income into Online Deluxe or Premier but if you have any expenses you will have to upgrade to the Self Employed version or use any of the Desktop CD/Download programs.

How to enter self employment income

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/how-do-i-report-income-from-self-employment/00/...

You will need to keep good records.  You may get a 1099NEC at the end of the year if someone pays you more than $600 but you need to report all your income no matter how small and if you don't get the 1099NEC.

You use your own records.  You are considered self employed and have to fill out a schedule C for business income.   You use your own name, address and ssn or business name and EIN if you have one.   You should say you use the Cash Accounting Method and all income is At Risk.   

After it asks if you received any 1099Misc or 1099NEC it will ask if you had any income not reported on a 1099Misc. You should be keeping your own records.  Just go through the interview and answer the questions.   Then you will enter your expenses.

Self Employment tax (Scheduled SE) is automatically generated if a person has $400 or more of net profit from self-employment.  You pay 15.3% SE tax on 92.35% of your Net Profit greater than $400.  The 15.3% self employed SE Tax is to pay both the employer part and employee part of Social Security and Medicare.  So you get social security credit for it when you retire.  

The SE tax is already included in your tax due or reduced your refund.  It is on the 1040 Schedule 2 line 4 which goes to 1040 line 23.  The SE tax is in addition to your regular income tax on the net profit.

Here is some IRS reading material……

IRS information on Self Employment

http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Self-Employed-Individuals-Tax-Center

Pulication 334, Tax Guide for Small Business

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p334.pdf

Publication 535 Business Expenses

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p535.pdf

[tagteam]

First of all, is this a regular, ongoing business or not?

If you have a loss, that will appear as such on Schedule C and you will not be able to use the free version of TurboTax.

[BlueDuck14]

Thanks for the help.

I do have an actual job outside though; Hence I already have a W-2 withdrawing form and a W-4 Filing form for said job. So how would the form you mentioned for the PayPal gross income and expenses apply to that.

Sorry I keep asking questions, I just am trying to be as best prepared as possible.

[BlueDuck14]

No, it's not.

I have an actual job for income; hence I already have a W-2 withholding form and a W-4 Filing form from my employer. 

What do i do in that case?

My apologies for asking more questions. I am just trying to be best prepared as possible. 

[VolvoGirl]

You have a side business.  You fill out Schedule C for it.  You can have both a W2 and 1099.  You might get a 1099K from PayPal instead of a 1099NEC.  But it is still self employment income.  

[BlueDuck14]

And I can't report the Section C 1040 on the TurboTax free edition, correct?